How Does Social Media Affect your Mental Health?

Most people have considered social media platforms as their homes and gatherings in today’s world. With each passing year, the use of social media is also increasing. Social media is such a platform that it makes people addicted to it. On the other hand, people consider it a magnet that when they open up their social media, it gets pretty tricky for them to raise their head from the gadgets.

The great companies and industries out there benefit from such situations. With time, various social media apps flow in, and people are not wasting a single second to use them. Despite the said statement, it is not wrong to say that everyone around the globe has entered a race of social media. In this social media race, everyone wants to take the lead with a thought in mind that if they don’t use new technologies, they will lose the world’s race.

However, in the run of this world, people have ignored all the use of social media that is affecting their mental health. Though it does not mean that social media only negatively affects your mental health, there are also some noticeable benefits of social media platforms and apps on people’s lives.

Let’s have a look at how well social media is.

Positive vibes that social media gives   

Social media is a fantastic addition to the life of people. Still, it does not replace the need for human existence and face-to-face meetings. Let’s just skip to the good part and see what social media offers you.

• Even a great distance seems shorter with the existence of social media. You can stay in touch with your friends and family around the globe.
• Get emotional and moral support during the hard times when you have no shoulder to cry on.
• Get more job opportunities in the comfort of your home
• You can attend virtual meetings and classes via social media.
• Showcase your creativity using different social media tools
• Spread your voice across the border as social media transfers your message more quickly.
• Conduction awareness campaigns and rotating introductory notes within the group are also more accessible.
• Get assignment help in Pakistan or any other region using social media.

Negative impacts of social media on the mental health of people

The platforms and applications may promote a negative experience in the matter of mental health, such as;

Inadequacy of appearance and life

Even if you know that the images and videos you view on social media are mostly manipulated, they are still enough to make the person have insecurities about how they look. With the filters and other editing applications, the people look more beautiful and young, which makes the other person who is unaware of such things, go into the complex. Similarly, many people have insecurities about their relations and living standards by viewing other people’s lives via social media platforms. However, they are not aware of the bitter truth that these people only share the highlight and happy moments of their life to showcase that they are living an extraordinary life.

The hidden backstories of these social media users make the other users lose their confidence and have a complex regarding their appearance and life.

FOMO (fear of missing out)

FOMO has been in existence from the time social media came into being. To concentrate on their daily life chores, work and studies, people usually keep on thinking that they might miss out on something special going on social media as they don’t have time to look on their social media platforms. Whereas, when they turn back to their social media accounts, they see people having fun, going out, and enjoying life. Here is the point where people started feeling like they were not making the most of real-life fun. Picking up your gadgets each time to have a look over what’s going on now and responding to every alert may result in carelessness when driving, cooking, working, and studying.

Cyber Bullying

About a good percent of teens and adults have reported being bullied on social media. Social media platforms allow the hold and control of hatred and negative comments to an extent. Still, beyond that boundaries, no one has control over it. Cyberbullying is mainly witnessed on Twitter; people can write anything about any celebrity, famous personality, and even ordinary people. The other ones who read the posts on Twitter are also allowed to post more negatives in the same loop that increases negative posts’ views. Cyberbullying is worse than in-person bullying. However, neither type of bullying is bearable.  

Depression and Anxiety

Communication via social media platforms is adequate but to a limit. In most cases, it is witnessed that the people need to have face-to-face communication to resolve the issues or explain what they actually mean to say. There is an understanding constraint on social media. Compared to in-person communication, you cannot clearly define what you are trying to say. In other cases, you need the physical shoulder to cry all your pain out rather than crying on social media. Not letting and making the person understand what you mean increases your anxiety and could give a wrong turn to your essential relations.

Triggers sadness

It is seen that the more a person makes use of social media, the sadder he seems to be. This usually happens when you come across the daily newsfeed and see what is happening around the world, what is happening in different households, and the other disturbing news conveyed from the statuses or new channels; This makes the person sad. Not only this, but being sad, he cannot concentrate on all that is happening in his surroundings and gets irritated by even a bee buzzing near him.

Conclusion

Despite all these disadvantages, you should focus on what else social media gives you. It provides assignment help, essay help, learning help, psychological help, employment help, etc. But again, the excessive use of anything and technologies could increase the negativities and harm you. To eliminate the effects that social media has on people’s mental health, one should start using platforms when it is essential. Prioritize your mental wellbeing as once it deteriorates, it gets near to impossible to recover it back to the original position.

Nothing is more important than you, your health, and your happiness. So act accordingly to focus on your mental health because disturbed mental health could even result in increased rates of suicide attempts.

Save the generation by working smartly before it’s too late.